Cornell 4 Clarkson 1 Postgame

Excellent two-way victory tonight. Cornell goes orange at 5-0-2 in conference.

No joke.

Scali's goal is now being credited to Dan Nicholls who apparently deflected it on its way in.

Sicktastic hit early in the first, right by the visitor bench. Did anyone catch who it was? It was probably the sickest hit I've seen in a Cornell game. Ever.

BMac
Sicktastic hit early in the first, right by the visitor bench. Did anyone catch who it was? It was probably the sickest hit I've seen in a Cornell game. Ever.

I believe it was Nichols(sp?)

Joe Devin also had a really nice one early in this game.

Trotsky
Excellent two-way victory tonight. Cornell goes orange at 5-0-2 in conference.

Tied (w/ '66, '68, '69, '97, '03, and '04 teams) for second-earliest (game 7) in a season to turn orange. The earliest years were '67, '70, and '72, when we turned orange by game 5. Mathematically, '70 gives the earliest any team has or can ever turn orange (ditto for turning RED). I've heard we were pretty good back then.

It was Mr. Gamewinner himself, Dan "Freight Train" Nicholls.

I haven't seen Clarkson looking this abysmal in my 4 years of watching. This game was a bit of a bore. Although we scored 4 times and had a clear puck possesion advantage, we actually didn't generate the usual amount of offensive chances, evidenced by a shots on goal total of 18. Maybe the team was content to save their energy for tomorrow night and play shut-down hockey with a 3 goal lead, which is completely understandable. Rival #3 St. Lawrence is always fired up to play us at Lynah, and with their destruction of Colgate tonight, it appears we will have a good game on our hands Saturday. It was great to see Mugford back in the lineup. Let's Go Red!

imafrshmn
Rival #3 St. Lawrence

Would you really list them ahead of RPI and Colgate (and BU, for that matter) on the list of rivals?

jtwcornell91

imafrshmn
Rival #3 St. Lawrence

Would you really list them ahead of RPI and Colgate (and BU, for that matter) on the list of rivals?

Having watched Cornell hockey for only 4 years, I can't claim to have witnessed too many animosity-forming moments beyond games with Harvard, Clarkson, and Quinnipiac for that matter. The #3 for SLU is just the TBRW opinion.

imafrshmn
The #3 for SLU is just the TBRW opinion.

Here.

When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

Also, Mike Devin was the player on the ticket for the game against Clarkson. How many times has the player on the ticket scored a goal? I don't keep ticket stubs, but I know some people do.

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened, but the last time was Feb. 22, 2008 at Quinnipiac. Cornell 3, Quinnipiac 2 in OT; goals were Sawada, P. Kennedy, M. Kennedy.

Beeeej

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened

Just a quick follow-up explanation... I think one of the reasons it would be challenging to compile such a list (besides the tedium of going over every single box score, assuming one is available for every game Cornell has ever played, which I'm not at all sure about) is that we may not know, prior to the modern era, whether teammates with the same surname were brothers. For instance we know that Steve Wilson and Chad Wilson, who played together in the mid-1990s, weren't brothers - but can we say the same for the Smiths or Joneses of the 1920s?

Not that I don't expect someone will try anyway, I'm just saying.

Beeeej

Beeeej

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened

Just a quick follow-up explanation... I think one of the reasons it would be challenging to compile such a list (besides the tedium of going over every single box score, assuming one is available for every game Cornell has ever played, which I'm not at all sure about) is that we may not know, prior to the modern era, whether teammates with the same surname were brothers. For instance we know that Steve Wilson and Chad Wilson, who played together in the mid-1990s, weren't brothers - but can we say the same for the Smiths or Joneses of the 1920s?

Not that I don't expect someone will try anyway, I'm just saying.

I'll give you a head start.

Brothers who have played hockey on the same team at Cornell in the modern era:

57-58 Yates (Ted, Henry)
64-65 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
65-66 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
66-67 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
69-70 Fullan (Larry, Rick)
72-73 Skillins (Eric, Gunar)
73-74 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
74-75 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
75-76 Vaughan (Dan, Jim), Weber (Dick, Bill)
76-77 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
77-78 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
80-81 Geiger (Paul, Ross)
85-86 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
86-87 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
87-88 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
99-00 McRae (Matt, Mark)
00-01 McRae (Matt, Mark)
01-02 McRae (Matt, Mark)
02-03 McRae (Matt, Mark), Abbott (Cam, Chris)
03-04 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
04-05 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
05-06 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
07-08 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
08-09 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)

ACM

Beeeej

Beeeej

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened

Just a quick follow-up explanation... I think one of the reasons it would be challenging to compile such a list (besides the tedium of going over every single box score, assuming one is available for every game Cornell has ever played, which I'm not at all sure about) is that we may not know, prior to the modern era, whether teammates with the same surname were brothers. For instance we know that Steve Wilson and Chad Wilson, who played together in the mid-1990s, weren't brothers - but can we say the same for the Smiths or Joneses of the 1920s?

Not that I don't expect someone will try anyway, I'm just saying.

I'll give you a head start.

Brothers who have played hockey on the same team at Cornell in the modern era:

57-58 Yates (Ted, Henry)
64-65 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
65-66 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
66-67 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
69-70 Fullan (Larry, Rick)
72-73 Skillins (Eric, Gunar)
73-74 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
74-75 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
75-76 Vaughan (Dan, Jim), Weber (Dick, Bill)
76-77 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
77-78 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
80-81 Geiger (Paul, Ross)
85-86 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
86-87 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
87-88 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
99-00 McRae (Matt, Mark)
00-01 McRae (Matt, Mark)
01-02 McRae (Matt, Mark)
02-03 McRae (Matt, Mark), Abbott (Cam, Chris)
03-04 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
04-05 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
05-06 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
07-08 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
08-09 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)

Wow, I'm impressed.

Jim Hyla

ACM

Beeeej

Beeeej

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened

Just a quick follow-up explanation... I think one of the reasons it would be challenging to compile such a list (besides the tedium of going over every single box score, assuming one is available for every game Cornell has ever played, which I'm not at all sure about) is that we may not know, prior to the modern era, whether teammates with the same surname were brothers. For instance we know that Steve Wilson and Chad Wilson, who played together in the mid-1990s, weren't brothers - but can we say the same for the Smiths or Joneses of the 1920s?

Not that I don't expect someone will try anyway, I'm just saying.

I'll give you a head start.

Brothers who have played hockey on the same team at Cornell in the modern era:

57-58 Yates (Ted, Henry)
64-65 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
65-66 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
66-67 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
69-70 Fullan (Larry, Rick)
72-73 Skillins (Eric, Gunar)
73-74 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
74-75 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
75-76 Vaughan (Dan, Jim), Weber (Dick, Bill)
76-77 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
77-78 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
80-81 Geiger (Paul, Ross)
85-86 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
86-87 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
87-88 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
99-00 McRae (Matt, Mark)
00-01 McRae (Matt, Mark)
01-02 McRae (Matt, Mark)
02-03 McRae (Matt, Mark), Abbott (Cam, Chris)
03-04 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
04-05 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
05-06 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
07-08 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
08-09 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)

Wow, I'm impressed.

So am I, but not the least bit surprised.

Since Arthur did a good start, I'll contribute at least a few past seasons.

Brothers who have played hockey on the same team at Cornell in the modern era:

57-58 Yates (Ted, Henry)
64-65 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
65-66 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
66-67 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
69-70 Fullan (Larry, Rick)
72-73 Skillins (Eric, Gunar)
73-74 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
74-75 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
75-76 Vaughan (Dan, Jim), Weber (Dick, Bill)
76-77 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
77-78 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
80-81 Geiger (Paul, Ross)
85-86 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
86-87 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
87-88 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
99-00 McRae (Matt, Mark)
* Dec. 3, 1999 @ Princeton (Matt and Mark McRae)
00-01 McRae (Matt, Mark)
* Nov. 4, 2000 - Sacred Heart (Matt and Mark McRae)
01-02 McRae (Matt, Mark)
* Feb. 16, 2002 @ Vermont (Matt and Mark McRae)
02-03 McRae (Matt, Mark), Abbott (Cam, Chris)
* Nov. 15, 2002 @ Vermont (Matt and Mark McRae)
* Feb. 8, 2003 - Vermont (Matt and Mark McRae)
* Feb. 21, 2003 - RPI (Matt and Mark McRae)
* Note: 3 of Matt's 5 goals came in games Mark also scored.
03-04 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
*Feb. 6, 2004 @ Dartmouth (Cam and Chris Abbott)
04-05 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
*Dec. 4, 2004 - Princeton (Cam and Chris Abbott)
05-06 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
*None
07-08 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
*Dec. 29, 2007 - Clarkson (Michael and Patrick Kennedy)
*Feb. 22, 2008 at Quinnipiac (Michael and Patrick Kennedy)
08-09 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
*December 5, 2008 - Clarkson (Mike and Joe Devin)
*January 9, 2009 - Niagra (Michael and Patrick Kennedy)
*January 10, 2009 - Niagra (Michael and Patrick Kennedy)
*January 17, 2009 - Rensselaer (Michael and Patrick Kennedy)
*January 23, 2009 - Yale (Brendon and Riley Nash)
*February 13, 2009 - Dartmouth (Mike and Joe Devin)
More to come ...

Overall, a pretty great game with the lone Clarkson goal coming after a disputed icing call.

My one disappointment would have to be the addition of a lonely, cheap-looking ad for Shortstop on the side of the Zamboni. I was always proud of the fact that we didn't have ads plastered all over the sides, but this single one looks even worse.

Jim Hyla

ACM

Beeeej

Beeeej

JDeafv
When was the last time Cornell had brothers each score a goal in the same game and how many times has it happened?

I doubt anybody's compiled a complete list of every time it's happened

Just a quick follow-up explanation... I think one of the reasons it would be challenging to compile such a list (besides the tedium of going over every single box score, assuming one is available for every game Cornell has ever played, which I'm not at all sure about) is that we may not know, prior to the modern era, whether teammates with the same surname were brothers. For instance we know that Steve Wilson and Chad Wilson, who played together in the mid-1990s, weren't brothers - but can we say the same for the Smiths or Joneses of the 1920s?

Not that I don't expect someone will try anyway, I'm just saying.

I'll give you a head start.

Brothers who have played hockey on the same team at Cornell in the modern era:

57-58 Yates (Ted, Henry)
64-65 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
65-66 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
66-67 Ferguson (Doug, Dave, Bob)
69-70 Fullan (Larry, Rick)
72-73 Skillins (Eric, Gunar)
73-74 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
74-75 Peace (Dave, Bob), Weber (Dick, Bill)
75-76 Vaughan (Dan, Jim), Weber (Dick, Bill)
76-77 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
77-78 Marrett (Brian, Bruce)
80-81 Geiger (Paul, Ross)
85-86 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
86-87 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
87-88 Donovan (Craig, Keith)
99-00 McRae (Matt, Mark)
00-01 McRae (Matt, Mark)
01-02 McRae (Matt, Mark)
02-03 McRae (Matt, Mark), Abbott (Cam, Chris)
03-04 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
04-05 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
05-06 Abbott (Cam, Chris)
07-08 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)
08-09 Devin (Mike, Joe), Kennedy (Michael, Patrick), Nash (Riley, Brendon)

Wow, I'm impressed.

Yes, but which were twins?

I believe the Webers were twins

cornell was better than Clarkson in pretty much every facet of the game, end of story.

I would also have no problem with cornell telling the clarkson Pep Band that they aren't welcome at lynah rink next year (I know it won't ever happen). I don't care who it is, when an opposing player is on the ice hurt you should sit/stand there and hope he is okay. When he gets up, you should clap/cheer. nothing more, nothing less. It is NEVER okay to chant "Pussy".

Also, maybe I am getting old but I think that when a whole section (or multiple sections) start chanting "Asshole" or "Bullshit" it is incredibly bush league. Every single one of those losers ought to be thrown out and have there season tickets revoked. And before you take the shot, I hate it even more when it happens at Cheel.

jtwcornell91
Yes, but which were twins?

I know, but I don't want to deprive the rest of you of the fun of guessing. There are seven sets.

ACM

jtwcornell91
Yes, but which were twins?

I know, but I don't want to deprive the rest of you of the fun of guessing. There are seven sets.

Having birthdays in my DB makes this a lot easier.

ACM

jtwcornell91
Yes, but which were twins?

I know, but I don't want to deprive the rest of you of the fun of guessing. There are seven sets.

Collect 'em all?

Dpperk29
cornell was better than Clarkson in pretty much every facet of the game, end of story.

I would also have no problem with cornell telling the clarkson Pep Band that they aren't welcome at lynah rink next year (I know it won't ever happen). I don't care who it is, when an opposing player is on the ice hurt you should sit/stand there and hope he is okay. When he gets up, you should clap/cheer. nothing more, nothing less. It is NEVER okay to chant "Pussy".

Also, maybe I am getting old but I think that when a whole section (or multiple sections) start chanting "Asshole" or "Bullshit" it is incredibly bush league. Every single one of those losers ought to be thrown out and have there season tickets revoked. And before you take the shot, I hate it even more when it happens at Cheel.

The first time I ever heard the asshole chant in Lynah was my junior year when Nickerson first came to town. I didn't realize that chant has become a regular now.

As for "bullshit," yea, we never used to do the bullshit chant. It used to be just "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref" and "A rope, a tree, hang the referee." Those were the only two anti-ref cheers, that was it. I think the students adopted the bullshit chant from Starr Rink a few years ago. It might have been in the year that they threw pizza at us (it landed on the only Colgate fan in the Cornell section). Colgate only had two chants: "Bullshit" and "Fuck Cornell." Also, at Starr Rink, it is perfectly ok for the entire student section to flick off the Cornell fans (in public, in front of little kids) and scream all sorts of vulgar insults.

Sorry to disillusion you, Oat, but the "Bullshit" chant - while infrequent at best - has been used in Lynah since at least 1988, and probably well earlier. It's hardly original enough to have "stolen" from any particular opponent.

Devin, I take full responsibility for that. It was a powerplay starting for us, I started Jailhouse, and I didn't see the player down. As soon as we realized it, we tried to stop everyone from finishing the song. Relax.

Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

daredevilcu
Devin, I take full responsibility for that. It was a powerplay starting for us, I started Jailhouse, and I didn't see the player down. As soon as we realized it, we tried to stop everyone from finishing the song. Relax.

Fair enough man, we all make mistakes.

BMac
Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

I am pretty sure that the game was played at Lynah Rink, not Veterans field in philly, so it was still bush league.

Beeeej
Sorry to disillusion you, Oat, but the "Bullshit" chant - while infrequent at best - has been used in Lynah since at least 1988, and probably well earlier. It's hardly original enough to have "stolen" from any particular opponent.

Oh man, I never really heard it until my junior/senior year I guess.

They are Geigers,Webers,Fergusons,Yates,Abbotts,Mcrea,Devins.

We'll have to agree to disagree. I think playing for a full minute while a guy is literally not moving on the ice (not moving- not writing in pain, but not moving) is 100x worse than calling said players assholes.

BMac
We'll have to agree to disagree. I think playing for a full minute while a guy is literally not moving on the ice (not moving- not writing in pain, but not moving) is 100x worse than calling said players assholes.

Agreed, but I firmly believe that both actions are bush league. When considering different events, just because one person is wrong, doesn't mean the other isn't also wrong

Get as mad as you want, nobody is perfect and people make mistakes. I've already apologized for it, can we stop arguing about which is worse and just move on?

Oat
It used to be just "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref" and "A rope, a tree, hang the referee." Those were the only two anti-ref cheers, that was it.

You must be forgetting "The ref beats his wife! The ref beats his wife!"

Willy '06

Oat
It used to be just "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref" and "A rope, a tree, hang the referee." Those were the only two anti-ref cheers, that was it.

You must be forgetting "The ref beats his wife! The ref beats his wife!"

And "The ref <CENSORED> sheep."

...which occasionally morphed into "The ref beats his sheep." See, combining some cheers makes sense.

FWIW, I remember the chant being directed at a Clarkson player during the playoff series a couple of years ago. That's the one that cornell won in two straight double OT games.

Dpperk29

BMac
Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

I am pretty sure that the game was played at Lynah Rink, not Veterans field in philly, so it was still bush league.

Not many games being played at Veterans field these days. But the Gophers vs. the River Rats. might be able to hole up there.

marty

Dpperk29

BMac
Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

I am pretty sure that the game was played at Lynah Rink, not Veterans field in philly, so it was still bush league.

Not many games being played at Veterans field these days. But the Gophers vs. the River Rats. might be able to hole up there.

Only if they can burrow through asphalt and concrete. The site of the vet is now a parking lot.

[nitpick]And it's Veterans Stadium, not field. However it's Franklin Field and Lincoln Financial Field along with Citizens Bank Park. And for you old-timers Shibe park, Connie Mack Stadium, and JFK Stadium round out the older, no-longer-with-us, venues.[/nitpick]

Jeff Hopkins '82
JFK Statium

As long as we're nitpicking...

Jeff Hopkins '82

marty
Not many games being played at Veterans field these days. But the Gophers vs. the River Rats. might be able to hole up there.

Only if they can burrow through asphalt and concrete. The site of the vet is now a parking lot.

Left the playing surface the way it was, then?

Jeff Hopkins '82

marty

Dpperk29

BMac
Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

I am pretty sure that the game was played at Lynah Rink, not Veterans field in philly, so it was still bush league.

Not many games being played at Veterans field these days. But the Gophers vs. the River Rats. might be able to hole up there.

Only if they can burrow through asphalt and concrete. The site of the vet is now a parking lot.

[nitpick]And it's Veterans Stadium, not field. However it's Franklin Field and Lincoln Financial Field along with Citizens Bank Park. And for you old-timers Shibe park, Connie Mack Stadium, and JFK Statium round out the older, no-longer-with-us, venues.[/nitpick]

Either way, I was getting at the notoriaty surrounding the fans in philly. if I remember correctly (I was young when it happened) they cheered while Michael Irvin lay motionless on the field after an akward head first fall onto the incredibly hard playing surface (asphalt covered with astroturf).

Dpperk29

Jeff Hopkins '82

marty

Dpperk29

BMac
Also, the asshole chant is one I've not heard (I don't think) in my five years straight at Lynah. We did it (the royal We- I didn't) when the Clarkson band was playing for a full minute while we told them to shut up, as Gallagher was on the ice and not moving. Totally warranted.

I am pretty sure that the game was played at Lynah Rink, not Veterans field in philly, so it was still bush league.

Not many games being played at Veterans field these days. But the Gophers vs. the River Rats. might be able to hole up there.

Only if they can burrow through asphalt and concrete. The site of the vet is now a parking lot.

[nitpick]And it's Veterans Stadium, not field. However it's Franklin Field and Lincoln Financial Field along with Citizens Bank Park. And for you old-timers Shibe park, Connie Mack Stadium, and JFK Statium round out the older, no-longer-with-us, venues.[/nitpick]

Either way, I was getting at the notoriaty surrounding the fans in philly. if I remember correctly (I was young when it happened) they cheered while Michael Irvin lay motionless on the field after an akward head first fall onto the incredibly hard playing surface (asphalt covered with astroturf).

In the interest of fairness, it should be pointed out that Michael Irvin IS a criminal and a giant asshole

Josh '99
Either way, I was getting at the notoriaty surrounding the fans in philly. if I remember correctly (I was young when it happened) they cheered while Michael Irvin lay motionless on the field after an akward head first fall onto the incredibly hard playing surface (asphalt covered with astroturf).

In the interest of fairness, it should be pointed out that Michael Irvin IS a criminal and a giant asshole[/quote]

Point taken, but he is still a human being.

Idk, maybe I am overly touchy about the subject of injured players, but I have always considered injured players to be "untouchable" when it comes to cheers/jeers.

Dpperk29
Idk, maybe I am overly touchy about the subject of injured players, but I have always considered injured players to be "untouchable" when it comes to cheers/jeers.

That's one reason I was glad to see the "Scrape him off the ice!" chant die out at Lynah circa 1990ish.

Dpperk29

Josh '99
Either way, I was getting at the notoriaty surrounding the fans in philly. if I remember correctly (I was young when it happened) they cheered while Michael Irvin lay motionless on the field after an akward head first fall onto the incredibly hard playing surface (asphalt covered with astroturf).

In the interest of fairness, it should be pointed out that Michael Irvin IS a criminal and a giant asshole

Point taken, but he is still a human being.

Idk, maybe I am overly touchy about the subject of injured players, but I have always considered injured players to be "untouchable" when it comes to cheers/jeers.[/quote]I know - it probably wasn't clear that I was actually just taking an opportunity to take a shot at Irvin, not actually excusing the Eagles fans.

Even though we lost, that series was some of the best hockey I have ever seen from two goalies. Two amazing games.

Actually the bullshit/ asshole chants go back at least to the late 70's as I recall hearing them both as a much younger Big Red fan.

slh10
Actually the bullshit/ asshole chants go back at least to the late 70's as I recall hearing them both as a much younger Big Red fan.

And you lived to tell about it. Go figure.

Beeeej

Willy '06

Oat
It used to be just "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref" and "A rope, a tree, hang the referee." Those were the only two anti-ref cheers, that was it.

You must be forgetting "The ref beats his wife! The ref beats his wife!"

And "The ref <CENSORED> sheep."

...which occasionally morphed into "The ref beats his sheep." See, combining some cheers makes sense.

I always thought "The ref f*cks his wife" was amusing.

Josh '99
I know - it probably wasn't clear that I was actually just taking an opportunity to take a shot at Irvin, not actually excusing the Eagles fans.

And what Giants fan could pass up the opportunity to insult the Eagles and the Cowboys?

Beeeej

Willy '06

Oat
It used to be just "I'm blind, I'm deaf, I wanna be a ref" and "A rope, a tree, hang the referee." Those were the only two anti-ref cheers, that was it.

You must be forgetting "The ref beats his wife! The ref beats his wife!"

And "The ref <CENSORED> sheep."

...which occasionally morphed into "The ref beats his sheep." See, combining some cheers makes sense.

...and which one might argue was just being more specific

jtwcornell91

Josh '99
I know - it probably wasn't clear that I was actually just taking an opportunity to take a shot at Irvin, not actually excusing the Eagles fans.

And what Giants fan could pass up the opportunity to insult the Eagles and the Cowboys?

Jerry Jones does a fine job of insulting his own team all by himself. He doesn't need our help, although it is amusing.

Rich S

jtwcornell91

Josh '99
I know - it probably wasn't clear that I was actually just taking an opportunity to take a shot at Irvin, not actually excusing the Eagles fans.

And what Giants fan could pass up the opportunity to insult the Eagles and the Cowboys?

Jerry Jones does a fine job of insulting his own team all by himself. He doesn't need our help, although it is amusing.

And who does he think he is, walking around in that mask all the time?

Wait, that's his FACE?

(There needs to be an excessive cosmetic surgery smiley.)

Here ya go. As you requested.